Editorial October 3, 1903 Issue

A Message for the Hour

A clear conviction of truth is sure to beget entire independence of human opinion, however time-honored, and it does not need the support either of tradition or present authorities. In contradistinction to this, much of the religious thought of the world has been dependent upon the traditions and opinions which have gained acceptance with the lapse of time.

This has been unfortunate in many ways, and no less unfair to the great thinkers of the past, who would have rejoiced in the broadening application to human conditions of the truth which they perceived.

New ideas are constantly appearing, and their recognition and acceptance opens the way for progress. Such being the case, men very properly inquire why they should be asked to adopt the views of their forefathers on the all-important questions of government and religion, when in respect to so many other interests the ideas and methods of the past no longer serve as models for the present.

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